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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What woman is Henry obsessed with?
(a) Ginette
(b) Tania
(c) Claude
(d) Mona Lisa

2. Normally a slob, how does Nanantatee change after Henry moves in?
(a) He becomes excessively clean.
(b) He hires a maid.
(c) He starts picking up after himself.
(d) He moves them into a fancy hotel.

3. What does Carl say makes him want to go to Arizona?
(a) It is a place where there is lots of space.
(b) It is a good place for his allergies.
(c) It is a place where they look you square in the eye.
(d) It is a place where he can find quiet to write.

4. About what does Serge want to learn?
(a) Import-export
(b) Fishing
(c) California wines
(d) Worms

5. In Henry's fantasy about Fanny, what is happening to her?
(a) She is blowing up li9ke a balloon.
(b) Something is tickling her.
(c) She is melting.
(d) She is crying hysterically.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Henry's perception of Mr. Wren, the American artist and writer?

2. How does Moldorf view Sylvester?

3. What is the title that Henry wishes he had thought of?

4. What is the main thing worrying Henry about his writing?

5. Sleeping on a mattress in the hall, what is Henry's troubled dream?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Henry leave the apartment when Boris sits down to eat?

2. Why does Henry go so often to the American Express office?

3. Explain how Kelpi makes his living.

4. How does Henry see the cheap whores at the corner of Rue Amelot?

5. Why does Henry like eating with the Cronstadts the best?

6. What does Serge promise in lieu of a big Russian meal each day?

7. How does Henry use sarcasm in describing Nanantatee's lavish apartment?

8. In relating his experience with the young Hindu, what is Henry expressing about his own beliefs?

9. How does Henry describe the book on which he is working?

10. In an attempt to get money, what is Henry unable to do?

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